If you thought the true gothic novel died with the nineteenth century, this will change your mind...
This is one gorgeous read.--Stephen King.
Soon Daniel\'s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona\'s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love..
In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax\'s books in existence.
But when he sets out to find the author\'s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. --Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer\'s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. -- Entertainment Weekly (Editor\'s Choice) One gorgeous read.
The New York Times bestseller The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.
Anyone who enjoys novels that are scary, erotic, touching, tragic, and thrilling should pick up The Shadow of the Wind.--The Washington Post.
If you thought the true gothic novel died with the nineteenth century, this will change your mind...
This is one gorgeous read.--Stephen King
